Calls for government to ‘treat Yorkshire fairly’, as plans for devolution deal discussed

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jan 2020, 11:45 BST
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A senior Leeds politician has called on the government to treat Yorkshire fairly as councillors discussed plans to get a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal.

It follows a report from Leeds City Council officers which claims authorities are working towards securing a so-called One Yorkshire deal within the next couple of years.

Plans for a Leeds City Region deal, which would have included West Yorkshire, Harrogate and Craven, were submitted back in 2015, but eventually faltered over concerns in North Yorkshire about the ‘loss’ of two districts and opposition from West Yorkshire Conservative MPs.

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Leaders of 18 of Yorkshire’s 20 councils have since submitted plans to form a larger One Yorkshire regional authority, which would cover the entire county.